Furniture polish



Patented Aug. 18, 1931 UNITED- STATES PATENT OFFICE CHARLES C. COSTIGAN, F C HRISTIANSIBURG, VIRGINIA, ASSIGINOR OF ONE-HALF T0 ARCHIE E. CROMER AND ONE-HALF TO ALBERT R. JONES, BOTH OF GHRISTIANS- BUBG, VIRGINIA Io Drawing.

This invention relates to furniture polish and oneobject of the invention is to provide a polish which may be applied 'to furniture and when rubbed thereon serve very effectively to restore the surface of the furniture to its original condition.

When water is spilled upon furniture or a wet glass or other receptacle set thereon, the water often causes spots and other marks to appear which are unsightly and often hard to' remove. 7

Therefore, another object of the invention is to provide a furniture polish which, when applied to the furniture, will cause water marks and-the like to disappear, provided the original finish has not been destroyed by a substance, such as alcohol which will eat through to the bare wood.

It also often happens that, when furniture is packed for shipment from one place to another, it will become badly scratched or its finish damaged by burlap or the like in which it is wrapped sticking to it. Therefore, another object of the invention is to provide 5 a polish which will hide scratches and also serve to remove marks causedby wrapping the furniture in burlap and further serve to remove marks which are often caused by hot 80 plates set u on a table and causing a silence Another object ofthe invention is to provide a furniture polish having ingredients therein which will serve as a cleaning-agent and be very effective in restoring the furni ture to its original finish in case grease or dirt has accumulated 'upon the furniture.

- The furniture polish constituting the subject-matter of this invention consists of the Application filed April 17,

' FURNITURE POLISH 1929. Serial No. 355,989.

following ingredientsin approximately the proportions, set forth The paraflin oil constituting one of the -main ingredients of the polish serves as a lubricant to prevent the chemicals from having any bad effect on the finish of the furniture. or other article, such as an automobile or the 1 like, which is being cleaned and polished. The turpentine which also constitutes one of the princi al ingredients serves asa finish restorer an the alcohol cooperates with the turpentine in order to accomplish this purpose and cause-the furniture to berestored to its original finish. The, vinegar, ammonia, soap, water and lemon juice act as cleaners and are very effective in removing grease or other dirt which may have accumulated upon furniture which has not been cleaned for sometime. The oxalic acid and Japan drier neutralize the grease in the rubbing oil and serve to take out the effects of grease or oil in the polish and thereby serve. to prevent furniture from' having a greasy appearance after beingpolished and serve very effectively to prevent furniture from being smeared easily after being treated with this polish.

The ingredients from which the polish is formed are thoroughly mixed together and' the polish is-applied in the usual manner by moist'ening a cloth or the like which is rubbed over the surface to be cleaned and polished and the surface then rubbed dry with a soft cloth.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

Furniture polish formed by mixing together the following ingredients in substantially the proportions specified: paraflin oil 23.36%, pure turpentine 23.35%, pure cider vinegar 23.36%, denatured alchol 17.52%, ammonia (commercial) 4.38%, oxalic acid 0.46%, soap dissolved in water 5.84%, Japan drier 1.46%, and lemon juice 0.27%

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

. CHARLES c. GOSTIGAN. 1.5. 

